Retail Supervisor

Pilgrims Hospices is looking for a Retail Supervisor to join the team in our Tenterden store on a part time basis (21 hours per week) helping to motivate staff and volunteers, support the day-to-day running of the shop, and provide a courteous and helpful service to the public., As the Retail Supervisor you will work as part of a team to ensure our retail shop is a successful source of income generation whilst maintaining a good rapport with the local community. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Being responsible for the effective operation of Pilgrims Hospices' Tenterden store
• Supporting the Retail Manager with the day-to-day running of the shop
• Carrying out shop administration
• Maintaining effective stock management and merchandising
• Actively contributing to service development
• Being involved in the supervision and education of retail shop colleagues and volunteers
The post holder must ensure that services are provided to a high standard. For a more extensive list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description document., Offering care and support for people with incurable illness where and when it's needed.

Do you have experience in retail sales, have a passion for vintage and retro fashion and would like to work with a friendly team to make money for a worthwhile cause?, To be successful in this role you should have:
• Extensive experience working in a retail environment
• Strong merchandising skills with an understanding of what the customer wants
• Previous management / supervisory experience
• GCSE or equivalent in Math's and English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, personable and able to relate to volunteers
• The motivation to bring a team together
  
  As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.
Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families - both in the community and in-patient units.

This is a part-time role (21 hrs per week) and is based at Pilgrims Hospices' Tenterden Store. Working days will be between Monday and Sunday, with a regular shift pattern allocated, although you should be flexible., As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance. Our workplaces offer:
• Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate about what we do
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
• A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
• A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
• Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
• A sense of wellbeing
We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning employer of choice!